Wheel assembly



Nov. l1, 1930.

B. DARRow 1,781,273

WHEEL ASSEMBLY Filed Dec. 20, 1927 laffented" Noam, 1930 amount of rubber required to `produce such i itiresljlllthough Uvarious forms Cof adapters khavebeen proposedfiior disposition between a` 15 cushion tirelanda Wheel elloeadapted Snor- "mally"tofsupprtarpneumatie tire and rim,

i i I none of them iswholly satisfactory in use.

" f One object of this invention is to provide an adapter whereby standard oushion'tires may f`20pbe secured demountably upon" standard j Wheels designed normally to support de`` mountable rims carrying pneumatlctlres.

`Another object of the invention is to pro-3 Y vide an adapter Wherebycushion tires of a @$.25 single standard size `may be employed selectively With standard felloes of different diameters. i y f A further object of the invention is to pro- Uvide a Wheel assembly including a felloe l so adapted to support demountably a rim and a pneumatic tire, having a cushion tire, equal in diameter to the pneumatio` tire, supported demountably thereon; i i

` The inventionalso involves certain novel elements and features of construction to be pointed out hereinafter. y y

n For a better understanding ofthe inven- .tion,referenoe may now be had to the aecomclosure, wherein; y y Elgu're l` is a fragmentary side elevational View of a portion of a Wheel assembly embodying the features of the invention; a

" taken substantially along the linefII-'fll of Figure l; i Y y Figure 3 is a similariview illustrating the invention as applied to a diii'erent form of i Wheel; and

f .y Kaliman,` fl'onio, A CORPORATIGN panying drawingforminga part ofthe dis- ,1 be notedfthat the band`27 .formedyaitli ingffaoes 28; andf 291orooaetion Withffthe Figure 2 1s a transverse sectional `view,

i Figure il is a transverse sectional View taken i i substantially ,y

""1; "ifim 1 VF: 1 fr Thewheel assembly-Constitutieg thexsubieet matter of thisapplicatpnvwas devised manly ito, provide `means where/b. a Single fr# sir/:eiofstandardlGushionutiremightl` eapplied i i seleetivelyfto the"` standard fellees of? Wheels l of; dierent sizes employed `inlautomobiles, l for example ofi theyFord ori of-the y Chevrolet i type, t0 "replacethepneumatctires emmnuly .utedithereon.` i i y y Figures 1,2 and L of thefdrawing illustrate F `the invention las applied to ai standardlillgord Wheel; :Thisype `of Wheel comprises-eichen- Unel-Shaped" felloe:` lll-,Connected `t m-1111b 1611011 m5 l. shown by meansyof spokes `;1l iOne sideiof ithefelleeis `latmlly faredflas indica "at l2ato1fpr0ade:ahrimiseatin `Swface@11111 he .other side `hisladapteditO `lfe1153;?250d`` al@ its fouten endl` Yy fthefusualwolampng lugs not e150 shown), which are adapted-Wto bemyforoedfinto `eneegenf1e-1t1tiwithfdfleirmfbr means @nuts il@ threaded oniboltsil traversing* `felle@ `.atspaeeiclipnutS-ii l2 ofthe' :fellQeJand-to `beiremovably;@wired Vin position upon the latter bymeansfof; anguno y y ller flugs uhehfinludeidependng epee r extend through` one side of the member lflyand y are riveted, es indicated et 23, -folmotherwilse a# seeuredftotheoentertofthe memberll,

Bolts 24 ftraversegtthe Side" 1walls the mmberfmiduawbetween the lues 21112;@

i a tire band k'eso VWell asatintervalsibetween Vthe `bolts toaidv Y 'in supporting the element17'in the desiredV v position uponthe elloe. The members 3 2 fare preferablylformedof spring-metal with thearms lthereoin slightly diverging refV Y lationfin order''that theyA vvilll `-remain wlthin f f the channel of thenelloe after they are sprung linto'4 position therein. Those Vmembers 321 Figure of the drawings illustrates l' ion tire 31 demountably -positionedupon a 'parent thata simple adapterhas been lpr 0-` fvided'fvvhereby thejgfsame cushion tire 'ofl standard Chevrolet vvheelfi,by-meansof'theY same form yof adapterfelement 17-.`V In thisv embodiment ofthe invention? the ve'len'ien'ts `32 are not necessary, although they may beused y idesired Since Atheside of theffelloe 36 Y of this type "of Wheel is designed to engage 'directly ywith therimf'of a` pneumatic' tirepositioned thereon, ratherthan to engage ta-y pered lugs as utilized in thev Ford construction, this sider engages directly vvith' the ele- Y l lment17f'vvhichobviatesthenecessity of em'- *2,5 i

'ployingfthe" 'auxiliary lmei'n'bersg. f 1 and also demountably secured; to the itelloe.IV From; vthe foregoing description'itf'isjap-fffgln Witness Whereot have hereunto 'signed'v y standard ormfmay-fbe selectively; employed ;Withjstandard" Wheels lofdifferent sizes d'e- I channel yshape open of Vthe' vvheel,

yinclined seat,i

*Although I have illustrated only those embodiments in detail, itvvilllbe apparent 'tothose skilled-inthe art thaty the invenif 'Y tion is not'so'1imited,"but thatvariousminor f modifications may be made thereinV lWithout appended claims. n Y

the' innerQleg of then elloe having'member, said bar at the outer side of the Y'.

channelshapefopen to-therad-ially outer side of the Wheel,- 'the'finner leg! ofthe felloefhav- .ing aviiared'outered'ge portionjto provide an inclined seat', an adapting member of channel course vslottedl shape having itsbaseseated on the aredefdge Y oiftheifelloeV aindlits legs projectingradially -V voutvva rdly frornthe base, thefinner leg of the adapting member terminatingin an inclined portion, a solid tirehase seated on the legs of lthe' adapting member, clamping means cooperatingy with; the adapting memberiand tire base fori securingvfthe latter Ton the former,

felloe and adaptingmemberfffor securingthey and clamping means V,cooperating with the tending through the outerlegofthe felloe and .rigidly securedV to"v ythe outer peripheral surfaceofthe `base yoftheadapting member, Y Y

this 19th day of December,

bodiments@fire invenaon anahavedesribea ing ay flared'o'uter edgeportion to provide an "i f f p shape lhaving its base seated on Vthe flared edge l of the inner leg'of the fello'e, 'and its legs pro-f f radiallyv 'outwardlyi'fronnthe base, the f innerfleg of theadapting memb'erterininating Y f i Va solidtire ba'seseated Y' f fthe adapting member, clamping;

-- ifietng,

3f in an inclined portion,

"on the legs o I neansI cooperating With theadapting inember' andtir'e base for-securingthe latter on -theiorineniand clampingmeans cooperating ,Y With the feller-13ndadaptinglmember for se-y curing the latter on the former, said last men- Y an adapting member1 ofgchannel I' tionedclamping meanscomprisingVV an axially tai directed bar V,extending `throughfthe outer leg Akrominthe countyofSumrnit, i 

